TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 587180
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (99 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileZurich American Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate10.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)12 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 31 years ago
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 587180 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-13964 |
| Legal Name | TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 17348794458 |
| Address | 34800 GODDARD RD, Romulus, MI, 48174-3406 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20140415) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Zurich American Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2007-09-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEDERAL INSURANCE CO | $5,000 | BMC-34 | 2008-01-01 | — |
| Zurich American Insurance Company | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2007-09-01 | — |
| FEDERAL INSURANCE CO | $5,000,000 | BMC-91X | 1994-10-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 1995-09-14 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
- 1995-09-14 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
- 2026-06-09 — Other — Motor Carrier of Household Goods Active Administrative status adjustment
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 88 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 99 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 69 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 12 total (0 fatal, 5 with injuries, 10 towaway) |
- 2026-06-03 — NV — towaway
- 2026-05-07 — MI — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-04-27 — MI — towaway
- 2026-02-05 — MI — towaway
- 2025-12-02 — MI — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (24), 7 (17), 14 (7).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 99 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 99 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,595,420 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-NOV-24 |
TANTARA TRANSPORTATION INC operates 99 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MI.
Nearby
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